A look at the Yhim Father's Day Eve event in support of the fight against Cancer Father’s Day Sunday June 18, 2017 is Father’s Day. It’s a day when fathers across the country get bad ties and cheesy “world’s greatest dad” mugs. It’s a day when grown men cry as they watch a father and son “have a catch” in Field of Dreams (the greatest father - son moment in cinema, save perhaps a few scenes in the Godfather). But most of all, it’s a day when the whole family gets together to

A look at AAPI Legislative Day and my top 5 takeaways. AAPI Legislative Day Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian origin) healthcare agenda legislative day in our nation’s capital. Here is a brief description of the May 3rd, 2017 event and the top 5 things I took away from the experience. AAPI Legislative Day provided an opportunity for South Asian leaders in the healthcare community from across the nation t

A look at public health and the south asian community This weekend, as the nation walked for science, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, the “nation’s doctor” was removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams. Early releases stated that Dr. Murthy resigned and that Adams was Trump’s choice to be the new Surgeon General. None of this is accurate. Dr. Murthy was fired by the Trump administration, according to Murthy’

A Preview of the 2016 AAPI YPS-MSRF Winter Medical Conference AAPI Hour Happy New Year, everyone. I hope 2016 is a happy and healthy one for you all. Speaking of healthy, what better way to kick of 2016 than with your favorite South Asian physicians at the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin’s (AAPI) annual Winter Medical Conference (WMC) at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in sunny Las Vegas? After all, Oprah did say that we should make 2016 the year of our

A look at Cancer in the South Asian Community I recently found out that a friend of mine had cancer. In the weeks since, I have been unable to properly wrap my head around the news. We seem to hold this innate belief that we have several decades left on this planet; that we’ll live to be a hundred years old, or close to it. Hopefully we will, but every once in a while we are awaken from our dream world to the reality that life is precious and fleeting. Maybe, just maybe thoug

A look at the South Asian Cardiovascular Center's Red Sari Event The Phantom Menac South Asians account for nearly 25% of the global population, yet we as a community bear over 60% of the world’s heart disease burden. South Asians in the United States have been found to have a near-50% greater mortality rate from cardiovascular disease in comparison to other ethnic communities. South Asian women have a near one-third greater risk of heart disease related death than their Cauc